Courts
New Jersey family reaches $9.1 million settlement with school district after bullied daughter’s suicideThe parents of a girl who died by suicide after being bullied won a $9.1 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit against a New Jersey school district. Diane and Seth… Read More
Public Education
New Louisiana law requires ‘In God We Trust’ be displayed in every classroomA new Louisiana law went into effect last week requiring public schools to display the motto “In God We Trust” in all classrooms. The law, known as… Read More
Public Education
Tax dollars wiping bottoms in California as government schools expand reach to 4-year-oldsThe government’s push to get kids into schools at a younger age, instead of staying at home with their parents, is leading to unforeseen problems in California. The Los… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school superintendent threatens parents with legal action over criticism of new counselor who uses ‘they/them’ pronounsA school district in a small Wisconsin town is facing backlash over a Facebook post introducing a high school counselor who uses “they/them” pronouns. As a result, Brodhead School District… Read More
Culture
Seattle Public Schools offers free gender-reassignments for middle and high school students through clinicsTwo health centers in Seattle Public Schools with ties to the political Black Panther Party are offering free gender-reassignment medications to children as young as 11. The Meany Health Center… Read More
Christian Schools
Anti-religious groups file lawsuit against Oklahoma’s historic religious charter schoolAmerica’s first ever religious charter school is being taken to court by two liberal organizations in what Oklahoma’s top education official calls “religious persecution.” The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)… Read More
Public Education
Survey says nearly half of all parents think taxpayers don’t get value from public schoolsA new survey released by the consumer credit company Wallet Hub found that almost half of all parents believe that public schools don’t provide a good value for the money. Read More
Public Education
VCU, Richmond high school form first lab school in commonwealth(The Center Square) – The Virginia Board of Education has approved the first lab school in the state, something Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been pushing for since he took office. Read More
Public Education
‘We’re paying people to hate America’: Musk and Ramaswamy blast Department of Education(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Twitter owner Elon Musk ripped the current education system in the United States Friday, saying that taxpayers were “paying… Read More
Public Education
Missouri researcher gets $500K grant to study how app helps special education students(The Center Square) – While some teenagers are discouraged from excessive cell phone use, a federally funded study in Missouri will use the technology to help high school students with… Read More
Public Education
Think tank says China’s communist party targeting US school districts with nearly $20 million in influence operationsParents Defending Education (PED) has released a report that shows China’s Communist Party (CCP) spending over $17 million on programs inside American K-12 classrooms, some of… Read More
Public Education
‘They’re afraid of empowered and informed parents’: Nevada sex education committee accused of bias against parents, favored LGBT-inclusive applicantsThe sex education committee for a Nevada school district favored “queer-inclusive” candidates as new members and frowned on those from a parental rights group, says one of the group’s leaders. Read More
Courts
Parent files lawsuit after school’s refusal to release message to students about a teacher’s gender changeA parent is suing a school district over a message the district allegedly wrote and read to students about a teacher’s gender change from male to female. The… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachers’ unions suffer financial blow thanks to new paycheck lawsSeveral teachers unions are seeing a decrease in their revenue due to a Florida law that prohibits automatic paycheck deductions, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Florida teachers unions of… Read More
Public Education
Denver school board fretted about blame for removing SROs in closed-door meeting after school shooting, recording revealsA day after a March school shooting Denver school officials held a closed-door meeting supposedly to discuss security concerns. In fact, much of the discussion was about their own political… Read More
Public Education
Survey: Inflation hitting back-to-school budgets hardA new survey by a global financial services company shows back-to-school supplies in the U.S. are rising faster than the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The survey by WorldRemit… Read More
Public Education
Report sheds light on declining public-school enrollment in New Hampshire(The Center Square) – Microschools, learning pods, and other nontraditional types of learning venues continue popping up across New Hampshire as the ripple effects of COVID-19 take shape. A new… Read More
Christian Schools
Survey reveals continued rising support for private schools, school choiceParents who have kids in private schools have more satisfaction in their kids’ education, while support for school choice increases with understanding of it, a new survey finds. The… Read More
Public Education
New York mandate for smaller class sizes will cost taxpayers $2B a yearA new state law will force New York City to spend nearly $2 billion taxpayer funds annually on additional teaching positions. The bill, which was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul… Read More
Public Education
California state superintendent against parents’ rights on gender kicked out of local board meetingCalifornia school superintendent Tony Thurmond was kicked out of a Chino Valley board of education meeting after he went over his allotted time and refused to yield the floor. Thurmond… Read More